rembrandt van rijn (Leyden, 1606 - 1669, Amsterdam)

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, about 1633

Object details

Accession number

P21n9

Description

Stolen in 1990.

Provenance

Acquired by Mary Jane Morgan (d. 1885), American fine and decorative arts collector and second wife of the shipping, railroad, and iron magnate Charles Morgan (1795-1878), at an unknown date.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the sale of the collection of Mary Jane Morgan, lot 2020, for $120 on 18 March 1886, through the art dealer Frederick Keppel and Co., New York.
Stolen in 1990.

Rights and reproductions

Commentary

Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.